If thats accurate then wind sheer/deep stall seems a real possibility. Max thurst to climb out of the sink...
Wx can be a real bitch...
If the pax manefest is being sold to relatives, as Umairch states, then whoever is cashing in should be brought to book. Lowest of the low. Seems money and bribes, coupled with pressure to press on regardless, have once again cost the lives of innocent people.